1. DATA SHEET
1. Shortest Backup Window
Back up straight to disk for high performance.
„„ All other solutions perform inline deduplication, slowing backups down.
„„ All other solutions slow further if you additionally turn on replication and/or encryption
as this takes resources from the processor performing the deduplication.
Each appliance has additional bandwidth so that as data grows, so does throughput.
„„ All other solutions have a front-end controller with fixed bandwidth.
2. Fixed Length Backup Window
Each appliance has capacity and also compute to handle the increased deduplication load.
„„ All other solutions only add capacity and have fixed compute up front and over time.
Each appliance has additional bandwidth so that as data grows, the required network
bandwidth increases as well.
„„ All other solutions have a front-end controller with fixed bandwidth.
3. No Forklift Upgrades
Capacity is always accompanied by compute to bring additional resources as data grows.
„„ All other solutions have a front-end controller with fixed compute and only add capacity.
4. Pay as You Grow
Nine appliance models can be mixed and matched in a single GRID system – buy what you
need as you need it.
„„ All other solutions have a front-end controller – either overbuy up front or face a forklift
upgrade later.
5. Price Protection
ExaGrid guarantees that whatever you pay up front for an appliance is the price you will pay
over time; you know the price of expansion in advance.
„„ Many other vendors provide a low price to win the initial business and then raise prices
once you are a customer.
6. No Under-Sizing
Time-tested sizing calculator is used on every implementation to take into consideration
backup rotation, backup retention, data types, etc.
„„ Not all other solutions have a tried-and-true method to size up front.
7. No Obsolescence
Appliances of all sizes and all ages can be used in a single GRID. Newer appliances work in the
same GRID as older appliances.
„„ All other solutions have countless models over the years, leaving customers hanging.
ExaGrid Named “Visionary” in the
2015 Magic Quadrant for Disk Backup
with Deduplication Appliances
InfoWorld.com Awards ExaGrid
“Technology of the Year - 2013”
ExaGrid Wins
“Disk Based Product of the Year:
Small/Mid-range - 2014”
“Best-in-Class” Disk Backup Solution
in Under $50k and “Recommended”
in Under $100k
2014 Buyer’s Guide Reports
Computer Technology Review
Awards ExaGrid “Most Valuable
Product (MVP) Award – 2015”
ExaGrid Receives Network Computing
“Return on Investment Award – 2015”
ExaGrid
15 Value Propositions

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8. Fast Onsite Restores
Unique landing zone keeps the most recent backups in their full form for fast and immediate restores.
„„ All other solutions only store deduplicated data that needs to be reassembled for every restore.
9. Fast Offsite Tape Copy
Unique landing zone keeps the most recent backups in their full form for fast and immediate tape copy.
„„ All other solutions only store deduplicated data that needs to be reassembled for every tape copy.
10. Fastest Onsite Instant Recovery
ExaGrid’s unique landing zone keeps the most recent backups in their full form. VMs can be booted directly from the landing zone
for Instant Recovery.
„„ All other solutions require a lengthier process to rehydrate the offsite disaster recovery (DR) data.
11. Fastest Disaster Recovery
Offsite data is stored in a unique format optimized for fast DR performance.
„„ All other solutions require a lengthier process to rehydrate the offsite DR data.
12. Asymmetrical Onsite and Offsite Systems
If the replication is one-way to a DR site and there are no backups at the DR site, the ExaGrid system can be tuned to 100%
repository, allowing for a half-size system at the DR site, saving valuable budget dollars.
„„ All other solutions require the exact same size system at both sites.
13. Distributed Architecture
Multiple appliances in a GRID each have processor, memory, bandwidth, and disk. If one appliance fails, backup jobs can continue
to be sent to the other appliances in the GRID.
„„ All other solutions would be 100% inoperable as there is a single head-end controller. If the head-end controller goes
down, the entire system is unavailable.
14. Supports Heterogeneous Environments
Multiple backup applications, utilities, and dumps can be sent to a single ExaGrid. A customer can have one backup application
for their physical environment, a separate backup application for their VM environment, and also do direct database dumps such
as SQL Dump or Oracle RMAN.
15. Maintenance and Support
There is one fee for an assigned level 2 tech who provides phone and email support; health monitoring; point releases; full version
releases; and all failed hardware replacements. There are no hidden costs.
„„ Many other vendors“nickel-and-dime”you later for additional services or version releases, making it impossible to know
how to plan for future support costs.
ExaGrid - 15 Value Propositions